And I am reminded that everyone is on their own path, with their own revelations happening to them, in their own time. Much as I'd live to steer my children based on my experiences, well, my parents did not steer me, so I can only be available for color commentary ( Read more... )

I think this could be a defining moment in our evolution as a republic. Everyone is all over everyone else on this issue. Do we, as Americans, have a *right* to health care ( Read more... )

No, you don't have to adjust your world view, I'm still totally in love with Greyman. But I fell in love *with* Smith Mountain Lake while I was there. I have a whole new vision of my future. I think I know how I want to spend my reclining years, if I'm lucky to have such. I'm getting up in age, I have to start thinking about such. It was ( Read more... )

Everyone who wants to be on vacation is all about my vacation. They don't let us out, much. Meanwhile, I'm just trying to slog through until I get to stop slogging through. Grey and I always have wonderful vacations. This one will be no less. Nobody is letting me off easy and I will have to work until I have to work no more. For nine glorious ( Read more... )

These people have clearly never been in a health crisis of any sort. They don't know that I had to run to the pharmacy on a Sunday,to hopefully procure medicines my husband needed, and we only got by the grace of God. Or whatever ( Read more... )

A friend of mine on Facebook recently posted about the ever elusive state of being happy. He felt like happiness was within his grasp, but other people were preventing him from getting there ( Read more... )

I've got a lot of things to write about, but I'm exhausted.  They ran my ass off tonight.  All good people, all good tippers, but it was a hell of a night, and frankly, it's hard to run flat out for four or five hours straight without warning.  On holidays, we expect, or are warned.  Ok, call me spoiled, but my job *is* physical.  I lift heavy ( Read more... )

But I just had a really sweet conversation with my niece in California. (Yes, one of those kids ( Read more... )

To my recollection, once upon a time, Ann Landers said that there was no such thing as an ex in-law. And, in my case, it certainly is true. Just because divorce and disharmony happens between the people who are trying to right their lives, that doesn't mean that they stop caring about each other. And I haven't stopped caring about Cate, and ( Read more... )

She came to visit just as I was leaving for work, and when I came home, I had no working mouse. (if you didn't know, she's not exactly a geek). But, she does have geeks to do her beck and call ( Read more... )